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time enfure his compliance. Repeat this as 

 convenience may Icrve, until the dofe (hall be 

 complete, which may be in two days at farthelh 

 It is neceffary to obferve, that the falls fhould 

 be kept carefully corked up in wide mouthed 

 botdes ; for although every one knows, that 

 upon expofure to the air, they gradually pre- 

 cipitate into a powder, yet all are not aware 

 that tliereby about half their efficacy is lofl : 

 again, if inflead of properly diilolving the {alts, 

 as direfted, they are carelefsly thrown into the 

 pail of v/ater, to melt at leifure (wdiich nine 

 grooms out of ten to fave trouble would do) 

 they will, great part of them remain undiHolved 

 at the bottom of the pail, or again (hoot into 

 cryftals from the coldnefs of the water, and be 

 thrown away. Not only falts, but aloes, jalap, 

 rhubarb, and other drugs, ought to be carefully 

 preferved from expofure to the air. But to 

 thefe minuticE the owner of a horfe mud look 

 himfelf, or at lead be verv precife and peremp- 

 tory in his direftions, unlefs he fnould think it 

 the leafl; evil, to incur the rifls. of perpetual dif- 

 appointment. For very large, or very grofs 

 horfes, the dofe of falts muil confequendy be 

 increafed, and the quantity will, be bell; regu- 

 lated by the experienced operation. I mull 

 remark, that in this, as well as every other me- 

 dical article for veterinary ufe, I find myfelf 

 amply compenGited, by purc-hafing the befl; 



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